Massive lava ‘fin’ rises up in Mount St. Helen’s crater

A spectacular new structure has formed inside the crater at Mount St. Helens, just in time for this weekend’s opening of the Spirit Lake Highway.

A slab of rock the size of a football field is standing on end inside the crater.

The giant ‘fin’ is pushing upwards of four to five feet a day, but is not growing taller because it tends to crumble as it grows.



  1. RichO says:

    Phins Up!!!!!!!

  2. Hawkeye666 says:

    Sharks that swim on the land…

  3. dD_uk says:

    That is one amazing image! Wonder what it means though if the thing is being pushed up 4 – 5 feet a day there must a tremendous amount of pressure inside the volcano… maybe, like jaws, it’s a sign of danger coming!

  4. Gregory says:

    Actually, compared to the presure that blew it’s top off, this is nothing.

    Geologically speaking it’s pretty cool, but nothing to worry about.

  5. Geoff says:

    Hawkeye666, Jimmy Buffet or Chevy Chase? “Candy-gram”

  6. joshua says:

    this just way to cool.

  7. Now that is cool, looks almost like a structure under the surface, since it’s so smooth.

  8. Hawkeye666 says:

    Interesting question, Geoff. I meant Buffett, but the SNL reference is a good one as well.


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